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Using rubrics to evaluate quality in learning designsQuality Matters rubricCSU RubricSloan online rubric evaluation is like investigating a very large cave with a very small torch(Ehrmann, Flashlight Evaluation Handbook, 1999)

* Robinson (1994) defined quality assurance as::

‘a set of activities that an organisation undertakes to ensure that standards are specified and reached consistently for a product or service.'

To evaluate or not to evaluate?Can provide a once only opportunity to integrate pedagogy & technology into the teaching & learning process* EVALUATION “... According to Pombo (2012), evaluation is a process:‘that involves the comparison between a real situation & what is expected guided by theoretical referential...’

Modes of delivery - The combination of traditional learning with web-based online approaches

Technology - The combination of media and tools (technologies) employed

Pedagogy - The combination of a number of pedagogic approaches irrespective of learning technology use

* provides a quality 'target' or baseline for further improvementWhat should be evaluated?TeachingEvaluation process (rubric)PedagogyTeaching practiceInstitutionalpoliciesObservations from practice 1 * Relatively little effort/time to use well constructed rubric

- uses qualitative data around T & L activities QI Strategy = Quality stds & rubrics used as part of course review processIn educ. = a process whereby we seek evidence that the learning experiences we have designed is effectiveDifficult to define! Subjective & personal“Quality learning occurs when there is alignment between thetechnology, course environment, objectives, learning activities, and assessments of a course” GIHE (2010) "..continuous improvement in the search for excellence" (Fresen, 2005)Meanings of Quality Entwhistle’s (2002) conceptual framework of student learningResourcesLearningWhat needs to be evaluated?